Section 43-0107. Powers

The commission shall have power to:
    1. Sue and be sued.
    2.  Make  and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or
  convenient for the exercise of  its  powers  and  functions  under  this
  article.
    3.  Establish and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for the
  transacting of its business.
    4. Utilize, to the  extent  feasible,  the  staff  and  facilities  of
  existing  state  agencies,  pursuant  to an allocation to be made by the
  director of the budget.
    5. Hold hearings and subpoena witnesses in the exercise of its powers,
  functions and duties provided for by this article.
    6. Contract for professional and technical assistance and advice.
    7. Contract for and to accept assistance, including but not limited to
  gifts, grants or  loans  of  funds  or  of  property  from  the  federal
  government  or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from any agency
  or instrumentality of the state, or from any  other  public  or  private
  source  and  to  comply, subject to the provisions of this article, with
  the terms and  conditions  thereof,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
  director of the budget.
    8.  Adopt,  amend  and  repeal,  after public hearing according to the
  provisions of the state administrative procedure act (except in the case
  of rules and regulations that related to the  organization  or  internal
  management  of  the agency), such rules and regulations, consistent with
  this article, as it deems necessary to administer this article,  and  to
  do  any  and all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purpose
  and policies of this article and to exercise all powers granted by law.
    9. Adopt, amend and repeal, after  public  hearing  according  to  the
  provisions   of  the  state  administrative  procedure  act,  rules  and
  regulations relating to tree-cutting within the park; provided, however,
  that nothing herein shall prevent a municipality from  adopting  a  law,
  code,  ordinance  or  regulation which is more stringent than such rules
  and regulations adopted by the commission.
    10.   Encourage   individuals,    corporations,    associations    and
  organizations  to  acquire  real property or interests or rights in real
  property for the preservation of open  space  characterized  by  natural
  scenic  beauty  or  conditions  enhancing  parkwide  qualities,  and  to
  preserve such lands or interests or rights in real property through  the
  establishment  of  land trusts and other lawful means for protecting and
  preserving such lands.
    11. Encourage and assist in the creation of special local  improvement
  districts  for purposes including control of storm water runoff problems
  and  the  acquisition  of  significant  environmental  areas,  including
  wetlands, to control such problems.
    12.  Study,  monitor  and inspect for pollution from any source within
  the park  and  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  article  and  any
  regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, cooperate with, aid and assist
  municipalities  and  state  agencies  in enforcing the laws affecting or
  applying to Lake George and the area lying within the park and undertake
  projects to abate pollution and preserve water quality.
    13. Take into consideration the cumulative  impact  upon  all  of  the
  resources  of  the  park  in  making any determination or taking actions
  pursuant to the powers of this article.
    14. Intervene in  proceedings  before  state  agencies  including  the
  department and the Adirondack park agency on matters affecting the park.

    15.    Encourage    individuals,   corporations,   associations,   and
  organizations to preserve and enhance the natural scenic beauty of  Lake
  George and lands within the Lake George park.
    16.  Adopt,  sponsor,  and  encourage  the  use  of  forms  of  deeds,
  agreements, covenants, and other  legal  documents  by  means  of  which
  owners  of  real  property  within  the Lake George park may voluntarily
  prohibit, restrict, and control the use thereof for commercial purposes.
    17. Encourage owners of real property within the Lake George  park  by
  written  instruments  to  prohibit, restrict, or control voluntarily the
  use of such real property for commercial purposes.
    18. Acquire interests or rights  in  real  property  within  the  Lake
  George  park for the purpose of prohibiting, restricting, or controlling
  the use of such real property for commercial purposes.
    19. Establish rules, regulations, and procedures  by  or  pursuant  to
  which  the  commission  may authorize or permit a necessary or desirable
  use of  land  or  prevent  unnecessary  hardship  in  an  individual  or
  particular  instance  by  altering  or modifying in whole or in part any
  restriction contained  in  any  conveyance  to  or  agreement  with  the
  commission or which the commission has power to alter or modify.
    20.  Encourage,  cooperate  with, aid, and assist municipalities lying
  wholly or partly within the Lake George  park  in  the  preparation  and
  adoption  of  zoning  laws  or  ordinances  and  other local legislation
  prohibiting, restricting, regulating, or controlling the  uses  of  real
  property for commercial purposes within the Lake George park.
    21. Make maps and plans for proposed or permanent zones.
    22.  Establish as a proposed zone any area of land, exclusive of state
  or municipally owned land, lying within the Lake George park.
    23. Alter, reduce, or extend any such proposed zone.
    24. Establish as a permanent zone any area of land, exclusive of state
  or municipally owned land, lying within the Lake George  park  in  which
  the  use of all real property for commercial purposes is (a) prohibited,
  or (b) restricted or controlled.
    25. Alter or extend a permanent zone under the procedure applicable to
  the original establishment of a permanent zone.
    26. Enter upon any land, water, or premises  within  the  Lake  George
  park at reasonable times for the purpose of making surveys.
    27. Cooperate with, aid, and assist municipalities and law enforcement
  agencies  in enforcing laws affecting or applying to Lake George and the
  area lying within the Lake George park.
    28. In cooperation with existing law enforcement agencies, arrange for
  the appointment of patrolmen who, within the  Lake  George  park,  shall
  have  the powers set forth in section 71-0202 of this chapter in respect
  to the enforcement of all laws and local ordinances or  laws  pertaining
  to  Lake  George  or the Lake George park. Pursuant to this subdivision,
  members and employees of the commission may be appointed  patrolmen  but
  if appointed shall serve without compensation. Such patrolmen shall have
  the  right  to  use sirens, display flags, or other identifying insignia
  and wear badges while engaged in law enforcement activities  within  the
  Lake George park.
    29. Promote the study of the history, historical significance, natural
  science,  and  lore  of  Lake George and the area within the Lake George
  park and in cooperation with the Education Department  to  preserve  the
  historical relics found in or near Lake George.
    30.  Encourage individuals, corporations, associations, organizations,
  and municipalities to protect and preserve the purity of the  waters  of
  Lake George.

    31.  Establish  advisory  committees and enlist and accept the support
  and cooperation of organizations of property owners or others interested
  in promoting the purposes and objectives of this article.
    32.  Do  all  things  necessary  or convenient to carry out the powers
  expressly granted by this article.